Past Missionary News From Around the World, January 2010

Wishing you God's abundant blessings throughout this New Year 2010 and
beyond. May the Good Lord continue to bless you with good health, strength,
wisdom, knowledge, and all the graces you need to continue to carry out this
wonderful apostolate of bringing souls to Jesus, persevering in it till the
end. I do admire what you the Universal Living Rosary Association of Saint
Philomena (ULRA) are doing for the people of God from afar. May God reward
you from His abundance. I am sure it is because of the good work of some
good people like you that we are breathing. Thanks immensely. I am praying
for you all.

I joined the ULRA in 2007, I find it very wonderful, healing, bringing peace
and tranquility to individuals and families, and I love to pray it and to
help others to pray. Since 2007 I have been a promoter of the ULRA and will
continue to be till God calls me to be with Him. I am a promoter under the
direction of Rev. Fr. Joseph Ayeah of Archdiocese of Bamenda. I am here in
Kumbo Diocese, three hours drive from Bamenda due to bad roads.

I want to thank you immensely for all the articles, Rosaries, Miraculous
Medals, Dedicated Decades Magazines, St. Philomena's Oils, Cords, and above
all the Stature of St. Philomena which I got from you through Fr. Joseph. I
am indeed grateful for all. We can never thank you people enough. God alone
will reward you for us. I love St. Philomena. I was healed, my nephew
succeeded in his exams through her intercession. There are still other
favors that I am asking through her intercession, I believe they will be
answered.

I am short of Rosaries, and all the materials that concerns this great
Apostolate of the Living Rosary. The people of Kumbo love prayers, they love
Devotions. I want to help them and encourage them to continue to pray for
the world. We have Communities in Nord Cameroon. My Sisters who are there
have been asking me to send them Forms and Rosaries to enroll people and I
don't have to give them. What Fr. Joseph gives me is not enough to supply
all these people right to the Nord of Cameroon.

Please, Director, I shall be very grateful if you could kindly supply me
with materials that will enable me to enroll people and help them to pray
and be drawn to Jesus. I do find joy in helping people to pray and to know
Jesus and Mary Immaculata.

Another soul searching, healing pamphlets are the Dedicated Decades Booklets
which we get for every Season. They are indeed healing. When I read them and
pray the prayers that are in, I experience a kind of tranquility and healing
within me. Please, kindly make me one of your subscribers for every Season.
I read about obtaining the greatest indulgence for souls in Purgatory by
praying with a Rosary that has the "ABCD blessings from the Dedicated
Decades of Spring 2007. Please, could you kindly explain for us what ABCD
means. I shall be very grateful if you could send me one of this kind of
Rosary.

Thanks a million times for all the work you are doing for God and for
understanding me. Thanks in advance for responding to me. Rest assured that
I am praying for all of you over there.

I would like to thank you for the nice job you are doing in helping people
to see the way to eternal life through the intercessions of St.
Philomena
and our beloved mother the Blessed Virgin Mary. Many people have been saved
in different ways through your wonderful job you are doing. Thanks so much
and may the Almighty God give you good health. May He also bless all those
who are working with you.

I attached a file of the names of the prisoners of Zomba Central Prison,
School girls of St. Mary’s Secondary and Christians of Dedza Diocese. All
these groups have shown interest to be members of the Universal Living
Rosary Association of St. Philomena. May you register their names. Each of
these groups has a particular day of meetings for the sharing.

We request that you assist us with some more Rosaries, Scapulas, Spiritual
Books and any other Sacramentals. Remember also to send some more numbers of
Rosary groups. All those you had sent to me last time are finished. Thanks
once more for all the services you are rendering to us. Many souls have
benefited from your services. Be assured of our constant Prayers for you
all.
In God We Trust!
Evans Sakala
St. Peter’s Major Seminary
Malawi
Central Africa

In the Love of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of
Mary, receive my warmest greetings from Ghana.

I think it may interest you to know that apart from organizing retreats for
adult members in various Parishes, I do same to the youth members. We have
named the youth members as Friends of St. Philomena and it is so lovely.

Last weekend we traveled to the ST. GEORGE'S PARISH at Kuntanase in the
OBUASI DIOCESE to have a retreat with the children who are called the
FRIENDS OF ST. PHILOMENA.

They came in their numbers for this retreat and they were so very happy to
hear more about the Holy Rosary, Our Lady and St.
Philomena. We were very
grateful with Rev. Fr. Charles the priest in charge and Rev. Sr. Beatrice Ugwu, the Leader of the Friends of St.
Philomena at the parish.

Patti, here are some few pictures of the whole show at the St. George's
Parish. This including the photo of Mr. Bonsu, the mechanist who repaired my
car/ van.

We shall be very happy and grateful if the photos of the Friends of St.
Philomena could be featured in our next Newsletter, Dedicated Decades.
Thanks and may God richly bless you.

Many thanks for the message and prayers i am indeed grateful. I have been
down with Malaria but please God I am better. Did send lists of names to you
for registration and hope you have got them. We are in need of Sacramentals;
rosaries holy oils cords novena prayers etc. Many thanks for everything you
and staff are in my daily prayers.

Peace.

Fr. Joseph Ayeah
Catholic Mission Bambui
Cameroon
West Africa

Dearest Patti,

In fact I cannot begin to give testimonies on the Miraculous Medal,
Scapulars, Rosaries, St. Philomena Medals, Holy Oil & Cord as they are
really uncountable to me.

Patti, I think you could remember that between 1990 and 1992 I sent so many
testimonies on the above mentioned Sacramentals and many were published into
our Newsletters, Dedicated Decades.

Yes, I can say that miraculous medal resembles it's name without question.
It always works miracles. The more you distribute the higher the miracles
go. That is why the Miraculous Medals are always in great demand. We do
share them in hundreds free of charge to Adults and children without
discrimination. Almost every where we distribute the Miraculous Medals,
miracles happen. The sick heals, moslems and pagans convert to the Catholic
Faith and many Catholics return to the Sacrament.

During the feast of the Nativity of St. Philomena, on January 10th we
distributed so many hundreds of Miraculous Medals to people at our St.
Peter's Cathedral Basilica here in Kumasi, yet they were not enough and some
people couldn't get some. A young girl who was among the unfortunate ones
started to cry bitterly for one and so one Frafra man who felt so sad for
the sorrowful girl, rather handed over the Miraculous medal he received to
the young girl and went home empty. As soon as this Frafra man reached his
house and opened his door to his room, surprisingly enough he found the same
miraculous medal with that red rope on his bed. It had miraculously been
replaced!!

Patti, I one time visited my orange plantation and discovered that some of
the trees that produced fruits have began to die. Not knowing what to do,
something inspired me to pray and consecrate the farm to our Lady and St.
Philomena and hang miraculous medals on each dying tree. I did so and left
the farm. After some few months, when I revisited the farm, to my great
surprise I discovered that all those dying trees had regained their strength
with healthy flowers and green leaves and ever since then been producing
good fruits abundantly.

Patti, it is our prayer that God may bless and reward all our great
benefactors a million times for providing us with all these precious and
wonderful sacramentals which are bringing back so many souls to Christ by
great great miracles from heaven.

Thank you very much for your advice, encouragement, support, kindness, love
and prayers. May the good and merciful God bless and keep you always. Peace
be to you, Patti.

Thanks for your prayers!!! We returned safely from both our trips to St.
Thomas Parish and Immaculate Conception Parish last Monday and yesterday
respectively. Everything was successful.

Patti, I am very glad to inform you that the Car/ Van could now move
alright. I pray there would be no problem whatsoever. We shall very soon
tackle our next batch of enrollment of new members in the Universal Living
Rosary Association of Saint Philomena (ULRA). Thanks for your prayers and
support always. We are with you in prayers. Continue with Zeal and courage.
Peace be with you!!

Heartfelt greetings from Rwanda. Thanks a million for the box full of
Sacramentals, oil and Kinyarwanda booklets. We were really in need of oil.
We couldn't even find even one drop while evil spirits were not decreasing.
Saint Philomena's oil helps us during our prayer for the sick. These
booklets are going to be shared by people from the corners of our country.
Prayer to Saint Philomena delivers physically and spiritually. Let us
continue praying for one another. Saint Philomena Pray for us. Once more
thanks a lot.

Fr Longin Niyonsenga
Janja Parish
Ruhengeri Diocese
Rwanda

Dear Mrs. Melvin,

On 15th, we had Holy Mass in our chapel. Rev. Fr. Younas Riaz from Sargodha
came for Mass. He was very happy to see all the setup of Universal Living
Rosary Association of Saint Philomena (ULRA) office and chapel. I am sending
you some of the pictures.

On 17th, I went to Sargodha to go to Bhalwal from there. I took my brother's
motorbike to go there (I usually go to Sargodha on motorbike if possible).
But on that day there was heavy fog and I had to reach there before 10AM.
While I had crossed Chiniot, I met with an accident. Three trucks were on
their way. Suddenly, first truck stopped, then second and last of all the
third one also put brakes. I was behind the trucks; I also had to stop but
could not stop in time and got stuck in the truck. Bike's headlight was
broken with some other loss. Thanks be to God I was safe.

I started my journey again but once again I don't know how but the motor
bike went off the road to left side. There were lot of plants and place was
very uneven. I was riding at a speed of 90/Km. It was very difficult to
control but again Our Lady protected me and I was safe.

Now I am preparing for Karachi. I am going there today and will return back
on 24th. Please keep me in your prayers. Also pray for Mr. Qamar who is
having kidney stone and is to be operated on Thursday.

I am very grateful to receive the forex box you sent! I never expected that
you will be sending that much.

They are very helpful to me and to many people here in Camarines Sur. I
shared the rosaries to some of our sisters, to the University of Nueva
Caceres (Campus Ministry), to the catechists of Minalabac where my mother is
the coordinator, to my students in Village Montessori School, Peña De
Francia College and in some schools in Catanduanes. Your association is
giving joy to many people. Thanks a million! May every family cultivate a
great love and devotion to the Eucharist and to the Blessed Mother.

Rest assured of my prayers to you, your loved ones and to the Association.

Thank you so much for your mail, yes this DVD was taken in this summer at
the village of Bechwat (Bekaa), at the shrine of Our Lady there, it was the
feast of the Assumption of Our Lady at 15 august. Every year they come to
the feast of Our Lady thousands of believers to celebrate Her feast for many
days with masses each hour, the reciting of the Holy Rosary all the times,
the prayers also are given to our patroness Saint Philomena. the owners of
this church if for our family Kayrouz who serve Her all the times, all the
days, all of the people of this little village is of the family Kayrouz, it
is a big honor to us, to our family to serve Our Lady in this way, and give
Her the honor and the glory all the end of our lives. Yes Jean Rohme is one
of my promoters there; he was there and took this DVD. I will give you after
more information and details about the shrine of Our Lady there and about
the hundreds of the miracles who are doing always Our Lady with Her
children.

I weep with the people who are dead and suffering of the terrible
catastrophe in Haiti. I am very sad and pray to the souls who passed away or
the survivors, they are very poor. I don't know, I ask Our lady, why
happened all that in that poor country? She cannot save them if it this the
will of God? but I will put that all in the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and I
ask Her to treat all the victims like a martyrs and save their souls, and
take them directly to heaven, this my hope, and I ask Our lady, that by
their suffering and the blood who they should, may She will save all the
souls in the world, because they sufferings are very great. I send you my
love and prayers. Mater Dolorosa pray for the people in Haiti and for us.

Thank you so so much for the
beautiful box that you have sent us. We just received yesterday.

My mom is so excited to take all the items to Mexico City. She is going to
the "Basilica de la Virgen de Guadalupe" on July 21, and she will donate the
other items on the big ceremony for Saint Judes in Chihuahua on October
28th.

Everything is so so beautiful. Thank you for the "escapularios" and for the
beautiful medals.

Thanks a lot for the packet of devotionals which I received 2 weeks ago. The
devotionals arrived the time I needed them most. Please keep up the good
work of spreading this beautiful devotion. Your reward will surely be great
in heaven. Through the intercession of mother Mary, may God continue
sustaining the ULRA organization and may he awaken in every member the
spirit of selflessness. I feel so ashamed that I have never sent any
donation ever since I became a member despite all the blessings God has
showered on me. On top of that, I was even demanding that you send me the
dedicated decades magazine without sending anything for postage. But because
you have a caring heart, you sent not only the magazine but the holy oil,
St. Philomena cord and other items as well. God will surely bless you for
that. Starting this month end I’ll be setting aside some coins for the
spread of the devotion.

Thank you!

Chibesa Ndawa
Africa

Dear Patti,

I met a warlike situation in Sudan, people in the south are fearing a return
to the civil war as I have been always posting you, in light of this, many
people in their local centers that are far apart are calling me to go to
visit them, just before the close of this week I will be in a remote part of
Yei where transport is mostly on hires motorcycles! 9th January was the 5th
year since signing of peace, I saw guns assembled and soldiers say that if
Islamists don’t give peace to the south in referendum next year, civil war
is inevitable!

However, there is some improvement in transport around radius of most of the
major towns stretching to three miles; this is an achievement that was not
there before, however, transport to service my needs still predominantly
with quickest means! Sad that the buties of the towns are getting defaced as
most mango trees that lined the nonexistent roads are hallowed out creating
a semi -desert in the South. Here in Yei we used to walk distances and
getting protection from the mango shades that are now no more. Leaders claim
to be giving way to developments! Corruption is going up and the poor are
suppressed more! Thanks to the Universal Living Rosary Association of Saint
Philomena (ULRA), we are partners.

I will write more tomorrow

Emmanuel Kitandwe
ULRA Liaison
Kampala
Uganda
Africa

Dear Patti Melvin

I write to acknowledge the reception of the box of rosaries, medals, Holy
Oils, the book and other materials. I am very grateful. Our
Philomena Group
here in St Peter's Cathedral Parish, Mzuzu Diocese, Malawi is very grateful.
I will send by surface the form of members.

Attached are some of the pictures of our group.

On another note I wanted to ask if it is possible for me to celebrate Mass
for the intentions of those people who ask the Universal Living
Rosary
Association of Saint Philomena (ULRA) for Mass. I will more than ready to
celebrate those masses.

Thank you so much for your wonderful worldwide ministry, we appreciate it
very much.

Venerable Pauline Marie Jaricot, Mother of the Living Rosary, Faithful
adorer of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Comforter of the afflicted, pray for
us.
St. Philomena, Virgin, Martyr and Wonder Worker, pray for us. O Lord, you
know all our needs.

We are grateful to God for their lives.

May the Holy Family bless you abundantly for all the wonderful works you do
and the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary be with you, always! Thank
you, Father. In Jesus' name we pray with faith and thanksgiving. Amen.

Happy New Year! You are very dear to us, we love you.

We pray and hope that 2010 brings you many blessings and great joy.

A New Year resolution is to open our hearts and minds to the Holy Spirit, to
listen to Him every day and ask Him to constantly be our companion, guide,
and strength daily, and trust in Him joyfully even in hard times "Rejoice in
the Lord always" (Ph 4:4).

Peace, love, joy and prayers always.

Maria and Laszlo Boros
United States

Dear Patti,

Greetings!

Thanks a lot for the packet of devotionals which I received 2 weeks ago. The
devotionals arrived the time I needed them most. Please keep up the good
work of spreading this beautiful devotion. Your reward will surely be great
in heaven. Through the intercession of mother Mary, may God continue
sustaining the ULRA organization and may he awaken in every member the
spirit of selflessness. I feel so ashamed that I have never sent any
donation ever since I became a member despite all the blessings God has
showered on melon top of that, I was even demanding that you send me the
dedicated decade’s magazine without sending anything for postage. But
because you have a caring heart, you sent not only the magazine but the holy
oil, St. Philomena cord and other items as well. God will surely bless you
for that. Starting this month end I’ll be setting aside some coins for the
spread of the devotion.

Thank you for your prayers, Masses and Rosaries that you have said for our
"special intentions".

My husband and I have been members of the Universal Living
Rosary
Association of Saint Philomena (ULRA) since 2004 and we have so loved every
minute of service to this GREAT ASSOCIATION! We have ran to The Holy Family
& The Holy Souls every time the need arises; IRS audit (big time) secure for
me a job, stability in my husband’s job, successful total hip replacement
surgery & rehabilitation...the list goes on and on! Through the prayers and
sacrifices of others we have learned; Trustful Surrender to Divine
Providence in a big way. Patti, the articles that you send and the stories
in the Dedicated Decades are true "reality checks"! The beauty of the faith
of our dear members in war-torn countries is a true testament to Our Lords
and Our Lady’s love for each of us.

Patti, thank you for being there for each of us, you keep us "connected"
through Our Lady’s daily Rosary.

I just want you to know that you are by far the greatest thing that I am a
part of.

It is such an honor to be a part of your army of 11 million Marian soldiers.

I spent my adolescent life in psychiatric hospitals and jails and spending
an eternity in hell but our Lady got a hold of me. I fell in love with the
message of Fatima and the Rosary and St. Louis De Montfort’s true devotion
to Mary. If we would have listened to our Lady there would not have been
World War II no communist Russia and China. No Vietnam War No Korean war.

I love the Rosary I try to pray it unceasingly. It is such a mighty weapon

If every Catholic lived as Lucia Jacinta and Francisco in perfect obedience
to our Lady's requests of the Rosary, prayer, sacrifice, and reparation, I
have no doubt that Communism would be no more, Islam would be vanquished,
protestants, heretics, and liberals would no longer be a threat.

Let me know how I can help. What kind of virgin olive oil is okay to donate?

I will recruit as many soldiers as possible. Even my Mother who is
protestant and against the Rosary is willing to take five minutes a day for
the daily decade. After all, the Hail Mary is right out of scripture
therefore it is the inspired word of God. One of the most beautiful and
powerful verses as far as I'm concerned.

May the Blessings of the Little Child born for us at Bethlehem abide with
you now and ALWAYS!

With all my heart, I thank you for accompanying me with your prayers all
through my stay at home for research work. It was a very intensive and
sacrificial experience but at the same time fulfilling and truly enriching!

Thank you for sending me The Priest, His Dignity and Obligations by Saint
John Eudes. What a masterpiece! The Saints possess such Wisdom that our
world knows nothing about!

All through Advent and now Christmas period, I have always remembered you
and all your intentions at the Altar of the Holy Sacrifice. Only in Heaven
will you sufficiently realize how the Lord and His Blessed Mother delights
in what you are and do for the Salvation of Souls!!!

I have received the material that you had sent me so thanks a lot. Let us
spread this holy devotion to many more people. I take this opportunity to
wish you a joy filled New Year!

With love and prayer
Jegan Joans Reegan
Colmenar Vijeo
Madrid
Spain

Dear Sr. Patti,

I am happy to send my best wishes and prayerful greetings to you and all at
ULRA universal centre and our dear benefactors.

It is indeed not enough the words with which I say thank you for all the
wonderful gifts of Sacramentals we are gifted with. I understand the
financial difficulties at the universal centre and I offer the sacred Masses
for the well being and the spread of the LR. Thank you and May God bless
you.

today I am very happy, it is a very nice gift and blessing to me and our
poor country, I received safely the relic of Saint Philomena, really she is
my bride, I kissed Her so much, gave Her many huge, she is a big consolation
to me and a my helper and friend in my travels, especially in the dangers
places where there are the terrorism Muslims regions. I thank you so much
form all my heart; I prepare the lists of all the new members of the
Universal Living Rosary Association of Saint Philomena in Lebanon, the
photos and the translation of the newsletter. I wish you a very holy and
good new year of 2010 full of joy, peace, sanctity and saving the souls
through the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the decade and the Sacramentals of
Saint Philomena and Our Lady. Happy new year to my dearest benefactor, from
me and my sister, to Mr. Dr. Thomas and his dearest family to our heart with
you.

Ave Maria.

Your son,
Slave of the Immaculata
John kayrouz
Lebanon

My dear I am feeling great. I
came back from the hospital in Blemfontein on the 22nd December. Everything
is in order. You see the operation went on very well the tests also went
well. The cancer did not touch the vital organs. They said that they are all
normal and no problem with them at all. I do not feel bad at all. The only
thing is the would which needs to heal up. I feel a big difference now I
feel that is healing up. I do not think that this is my time to die, not at
all. The doctors at the cancer unit in Bloemfontein said that is going to be
arrested easily as it was just beginning. Today I can type well. I do not
feel such pain. I am going to stay in Roma as they said working will not be
a problem for me. I do rest allot now as the wound is still very new. Do not
be afraid that something is going to happen to me no, dear. I think this has
been the cause of all my troubles and since I took a chemo therapy I feel
stronger that before.

I hope that you still remember me in sending me some Sacramentals,
especially the Holy oil and the scapulars. My promoters are still working
hard and they are registering people.

Do not forget to send us the new books. People are already enquiring about
them. Know that you are not going to forget me in the New Year. I need your
prayers and I also pray for you.

Happy New Year and many God’s Blessings

Sister Clara Rapholo s.c.i.m.
South Africa

Hi Patti Melvin,

Happy Christmas & Happy New Year Greetings to You All.

Now, 2010 is a very crucial year as I kept in touch with this Universal
Living Rosary Association of Saint Philomena (ULRA). Last year was a
wonderful year with your ministry and all the members here in Solomon
Islands we were really blessed with this ministry. Our prayers for this
Christmas season to New Year 2010 were remembering your ministry and the
members throughout the world.

The entire new enrollment received towards end of last year, 2009 will be
sent over to you early this New Year.

Next year I will open the centre here in Gizo Diocese, Solomon Islands.

Thanks & Best Regards

Peter Londeka
Solomon Islands
Melanesia

Dear Patti,

I pray your Christmas was blessed and the New Year will bring with it peace,
robust health and many many blessings.....

St. Philomena has done it again thru her holy oil....a protestant pastor s
father was very badly off.....couldn’t move. But had heard of the power of
St. Philomena’s oil. So he sent for Simon, our promoter nearest him, who
came immediately...doctors had diagnosed cancer of the scrotum. after
application of the oil, the old man was getting better....unfortunately his
relatives believed in the power of the witch doctors and called for
him....the administered their drugs on him and the patient, named William esilu, immediately got so bad they had to ferry him to major
hospital.....after sometime, the doctors gave him up as hopeless
case....William all the while had his hope on the oil carried by our
promoter, Samuel, who indeed was called for. After application of St.
Philomena’s oil......the man completely cure can even ride a bicycle.
Blessed be god through the power of St. Philomena

I was so glad that Mrs. Patti Melvin forwarded your note to me. The poor
people in the Sudan and on the northern areas of Uganda are fortunate to
have you to be traveling and helping them as you are able. I have been to
Uganda twice. The first time was the first mission trip that I ever did in
1988 - right after Idi Amin left power. I spent a month in the jungle near
the equator in Uganda. I was amazed by the strength and courage of the
people. Although what I did was very little in view of the need,
nonetheless, I did what I could by God's grace. I witnessed physical healing
miracles and know that God honored the great faith of the people in those
villages where I worked.

Please know that your prayers are greatly appreciated. I know all of your
prayers must be with our dear St. Philomena continuously as she presents
them to the Blessed Virgin and to our Lord. I praise the Lord for such
soldiers and spiritual warriors in His service as you. I have prayed for the
Lord to send extra angels to assist you and the people - also asking that
the Holy Souls accompany and help you and the victims of persecution and
violence.

How I wish that I could send more! If this is helpful to you and the God's
people for three months, then what a tremendous investment in God's work!
Please know that you and those you help will be in my prayers very much over
the next three months. Perhaps you can write of the needs of the people and
we will help as we can.

Dear brother in Christ, please be careful, but yet I know that you will be
humbly bold in doing God's work. May He light the path of your travels with
Christmas graces, joy and peace. May the New Year bring great relief and
happiness to the people you help!